World Class Baseball
1988 video game
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World Class Baseball is a baseball video game originally released for the NEC PC Engine in 1988. It was re-released for the Wii Virtual Console service in North America on September 17, 2007, and in PAL regions on September 21, 2007.
| World Class Baseball | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Hudson Soft |
| Publishers | |
| Composer | Daisuke Inoue |
| Series | Power League |
| Platforms | TurboGrafx-16, Virtual Console, X68000 |
| Release | TurboGrafx-16 X68000
|
| Genre | Sports |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay
World Class Baseball features 12 teams that must be defeated in the single player Pennant Mode, a knockout competition. Upon defeating all teams, the player faces off against the Turbo Tigers, a non-player selectable team of all-stars. The game also gives the option for players to compete in a one or two player versus exhibition game, or to watch two computer controlled teams play each other.
Teams
- Turbo Tigers (Hudson Bees in Japanese version)
| North Division * Tokyo Ninjas * New York City Apples * L.A. Stars * Toronto Towers * Chicago Winds * London Lords | South Division * Paris Fries * Rome Togas * Moscow Bears * Peking Ducks * Bangkok Buddhas * Sydney Sharks |
Reception
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Aktueller Software Markt | 9/12[1] |
| Computer and Video Games | 86%,[2] 70%[3] |
| Eurogamer | 7/10[4] |
| GameSpot | 4/10[5] |
| IGN | 5.5/10[6] |
| Nintendo Life | 6/10[7] |
| Publication | Award |
|---|---|
| Electronic Gaming Monthly (1989) | Best Sports-Themed Video Game (TG-16)[8] |
World Class Baseball garnered mixed reviews from critics.[9][10][11][12]